Islamic State
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Jan- 2019 -24 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria: Islamic State claims attack on Geidam military base
Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa province affiliate attacked a military base in Geidam in northeast Nigeria's Yobe state
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21 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria troops repel Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Yobe states, army says
Nigerian soldiers have fought off a series Boko Haram attacks in Baga, Buni Yadi and Kajeri Maye, the army said
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21 JanuaryMiddle East
ISIS targets Coalition-SDF convoy in Hasakah suicide attack
US-led Coalition and SDF personnel were reported to be killed and injured in a suicide attack on a convoy in northeastern Syria's Hasakah governorate
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17 JanuaryMiddle East
France to continue military operation in Syria and Iraq in 2019, Macron says
France will remain "militarily engaged" in the Middle East through 2019 despite the U.S. 'retreat' from Syria, President Emmanuel Macron said
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16 JanuaryAfrica
MSF says 14 killed and aid in Nigeria affected after Boko Haram attack on Rann
14 people were killed and thousands fled after Boko Haram on Monday attacked Rann, a remote town in northeast Nigeria, Medecins Sans Frontieres said
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16 JanuaryMiddle East
Syria: US military personnel among dead in Manbij suicide bomb attack
A suicide attack was reported at a busy marketplace in the northern Syrian city of Manbij with an unknown number of casualties
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15 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State: Part 1 – an upsurge in attacks
Robert Postings takes an in-depth look at the recent upsurge in Islamic State West Africa province attacks in northeastern Nigeria
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15 JanuaryAfrica
Boko Haram militants overrun Rann near Nigeria border with Cameroon
Boko Haram fighters attacked a military base in remote northeast Nigeria, setting fire to shelters for those made homeless by the conflict
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11 JanuaryMiddle East
US begins Syria withdrawal
The US-led military coalition in Syria has begun pulling out, a spokesperson said without elaborating on locations or timetables
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10 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria troops return to Baga after ISWA attacks force thousands to flee
Nigerian troops were back in the Lake Chad town of Baga after Boko Haram attacks forced tens of thousands to flee
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